September 12, 2026

Section 9 – Right to Information Act: Grounds for Rejection to Access in Certain Cases

Right to Information Act, 2005 — back to Table of Contents

Section 9. Grounds for rejection to access in certain cases

Without prejudice to the provisions of section 8, a Central Public Information Officer or a State Public Information Officer, as the case may be, may reject a request for information where such a request for providing access would involve an infringement of copyright subsisting in a person other than the State.